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Study to determine if mixing vaccines is effective

Participants will be given the first shot of AstraZeneca's vaccine, then get their second dose from Pfizer, or vice versa.

News 12 Staff

Feb 5, 2021, 12:13 PM

Updated 1,635 days ago

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Could mixing vaccines be the key to fighting the coronavirus pandemic?
That's what British researchers hope to find out with a new study.
Participants will be given the first shot of AstraZeneca's vaccine, then get their second dose from Pfizer, or vice versa.
Researchers say if vaccines can be used interchangeably, it would make immunization campaigns a lot more effective.